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BDA releases PEC candidates
The British Dental Association (BDA) has released the list of candidates running for this year’s Principal Executive Committee (PEC). Twenty-two…
Dentistry
DDRB starts examination over dentists’ pay
Michael Watson discusses the complications the DDRB, the BDA and the Department of Health will face when examining dentists’ pay.…
Dentistry
GDC’s consultation over ARF ‘shows nothing has changed’
The General Dental Council (GDC) has launched a new consultation over the annual retention fees (ARF), suggesting a freeze in…
Dentistry
BDA backs calls from the SACN to reduce recommended intake of free sugars
New advice from the SACN recommends the Government cuts the recommended intake of ‘free sugars’. The British Dental Association (BDA) has called…
Dentistry
Jeremy Hunt announces a seven-day-week NHS
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans for a seven-day-week NHS in England during his speech at the King’s Fund recently. The Secretary…
Dentistry
Children waiting up to a year to have decayed teeth removed
Children are having to wait up to a year to have their rotten teeth removed according to Professor Nigel Hunt. Professor…
Dentistry
‘Trust dentists and let them get on and do their jobs’
Michael Watson reports from the Westminster Health Forum in his latest blog. Once a year I am sent an invitation…
Dentistry
Don’t allow a culture of fear to crush dentistry, Mick Armstrong says
Mick Armstrong believes dentists should be allowed to do their jobs without oppressive regulation and thinks the current fear culture must be addressed.…
Dentistry
BDA voices its concerns about the General Dental Council
The BDA has voiced its concerns over the poor report the General Dental Council received from PSA recently. The British…
Dentistry
BDA asks Cameron to honour pledge on health regulation
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on the Government to issue a timetable on its plans to reform health…
Dentistry
Tackling stress and anxiety in the dental profession
The British Dental Association (BDA) has underlined its intention to tackle stress and anxiety in the dental profession. The announcement…
Dentistry
BDA calls for action on ‘unfinished business’ with the GDC
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called on returning health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, to tackle ‘unfinished business’ on professional regulation.…
Dentistry
Mick Armstrong backs GDC annual accountability hearing pledge
Mick Armstrong backs calls from the dental regulator, the General Dental Council (GDC), for regular Parliamentary accountability hearings on its work. In…
Dentistry
What can the BDA do?
Neel Kothari interviews the chair of the BDA’s principal executive committee Mick Armstrong. Neel Kothari (NK): If dentistry is ‘under…
Dentistry
Mick Armstrong has been re-elected as chair of the PEC
The British Dental Association (BDA) has recently announced that Mick Armstrong has been re-elected as chair of the Principal Executive…
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